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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-CR031
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  P. D. Whitting Collection
Collector:  Whitting, Philip D.
Maker:  John of Gravina; Corinth?; Glarentza?
Denomination:  Denier tournois
Place made:  Corinth; Glarentza
Culture:  Medieval
Date made:  1318-1333
Metal:  Billon
Diameter (cm):  2.00
Weight (g):  0.80
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Whitting 3680.
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Description:  Obverse: short cross in circle with legend around. Reverse: Châtel Tournois, flanked by annulets, in circle with legend around.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: + IOhS · P […]h[…] (John Prince of Achaia). Reverse: + D' CLAREN[…]I[…] (Of Glarentza). Control mark: T.

Bibliography:  CCS p. 369 no. 56

4 Related People

Corinth
Greek;Byzantine;Frankish;Ottoman


John of Gravina
Frankish
1294
1336-04-05
Glarentza
Frankish


Whitting_Phillip-T.jpg
Whitting, Philip David
British
1903
1988
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